Saudi religious moderation: How real is it?
Meet
Mohammed bin Abdul-Karim Al-Issa, the public face of Saudi crown prince
Mohammed bin Salman’s version of moderate Islam.
A 54-year
old former justice minister, Mr. Al-Issa, one...
Pakistani woes likely to dominate Chinese vice president’s visit
Security and the viability of China’s massive investment is likely to
top Chinese Vice President
Wang Qishan’s agenda when he lands this
weekend in the Pakistani capital...
US geopolitical interests offer Iran sanctions loophole amid mounting tension
The Indian-backed Iranian port of Chabahar has emerged as a major
loophole in a tightening military and economic noose and ever harsher US
sanctions that President...
A survey of Arab youth highlights gaps between policies and aspirations
Results of a recent annual survey
of Arab youth concerns about their future suggest that Arab autocracies have yet to deliver expected public
services and goods,...
Chinese purchases of Iranian oil raise tantalizing questions
A fully loaded Chinese
oil tanker ploughing its way eastwards from two Iranian oil terminals raises questions of how far Beijing is willing to go...
Walking a tightrope: Pakistan struggles to juggle multiple balls
Pakistan risks falling off the tightrope it walks as it attempts to
balance its relations with rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Developments in recent days, including...
Mounting tension with Iran sheds a light on dynamics of US geopolitics
Mounting tension between the Trump administration and
Iran are likely to shed light on US dynamics shaping today’s geopolitical
environment.
Looming large is the figure of US...
Does or doesn’t it work? Sustainability of Chinese re-education may be tested
The effectiveness of China’s effort to brainwash Uyghurs and Central
Asian Muslims in the troubled north-western province of Xinjiang may be tested.
With the recent release...
Tackling hate speech: Tech companies and world leaders opt for band-aid solutions
There’s a ‘blame the messenger’ quality to global efforts to counter
misinformation, extremism and hate speech by world leaders and technology
companies.
The efforts are informed by...
Want to curb violent attacks? Curb civilisationalism
Decades of Saudi global funding of Sunni Muslim
ultra-conservatism is perceived to have created breeding grounds for radicalism
in Muslim communities even if it was largely...